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Former Rice Raider and Drexel University bound guard Chris Fouch drops 72 at the famed IS8 tournament in Queens. With this, Chris set an all-time tournament record for points. I bumped into his pops last night at Nike Pro City at Hunter College and he was more than happy to share the story with me. From what I hear, Chris went into a Jay-Z Black Album “Moment of Clarity” type zone and straight dropped buckets from everywhere. This performance prompted the Fire Drill nickname. Now, that’s crazy!
Congratulations to Chris and the whole family!
Fouch is an all-city player that runs with the Gauchos organization. If any of our readers or staff have more info on this incredible accomplishment, leave it here!
July 25th, 2008 at 10:21 am
banks says:
was he a ball hog or was it just all in the game?
July 25th, 2008 at 10:44 am
Elliot Rosado says:
His father can also shoot lights out to. The day he dropped 72 they only had 5. His team kept feeding him the ball when they knew he was in a zone.
July 25th, 2008 at 1:14 pm
Bobbito Garcia a.k.a. Kool Bob Love says:
jeez, my all-time hi in any tournament, league, pro, college, whatever is 36. 72 is double that! i know how i felt and how much it took to get in the mid-30s, so i can’t imagine where fouch’s head was at to pop 72. that’s the high for the summer! okay, mr. kenny satt–you got a new record to break!
July 25th, 2008 at 6:59 pm
Staceylite says:
Patiently waiting for his moment, Jonathan Williams, a junior at Rice High School in Manhattan, sat on the bench while senior shooting guard Chris Fouch reigned down three pointers on the competition.
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Now that Fouch will soon be heading off to Drexel to start his college career, it’s Williams turn to step up to the plate.
Williams’ high school coach, Maurice “Mo” Hicks is looking for him to play a major role on the team next year, calling him, “The sleeper of the Catholic School League.”
“He’s played with us since his sophomore year and has improved tremendously,” Hicks would say.
Playing in the shadows of great players like UConn bound Kemba Walker and Fouch must be difficult but according to Hicks, Williams is patient and works hard.
“His situation is similar to Kemba with Edgar Sosa,” Hicks would say. Sosa, now a star at Louisville was the predecessor to Walker on the Rice Raider team.
During the spring and summer, Jon Williams plays for NYCHoops #3 ranked New Heights, an AAU team based in the Bronx, NY.
His AAU coach, Rudy King says, “Jon is a streak shooter with a strong perimeter game. He has a deadly three point shot and is a zone buster.”
With New Heights, Williams averages 18 points, 6 rebounds and 3 steals per game. Coach King is focused on sharpening the handle on the 6′3″ shooting guard who has already received interest from NJIT, Vassar and Bucknell.
NYCHoops will follow the progress of Rice’s next shooting guard.
July 25th, 2008 at 7:01 pm
Staceylite says:
Hands down, Chris Fouch is the best shooter in New York City. Simple put, if you were to put the Rice shooting guard in a shooting competition with anyone else in the country he’d more than likely win 99 out of 100 times. His stroke is that good.
Last season, Fouch spent time in a Raiders backcourt that had Kemba Walker and Lamont Jones. Together the trio helped Mo Hicks’ group reach a 27-4 record beating Mount Vernon in the Federation tournament before losing to Lincoln in the state championship.
This past summer Fouch toured with what some have tabbed one of the best AAU teams, the Gauchos 17U squad. A squad that picked up championships in Arizona (Cactus Classic), Las Vegas (GBOA Challenge) and anywhere else they traveled too. While Fouch didn’t get the same attention as some of his summer circuit teammates, he still managed to get some attention from schools.
As it looks right now, Fouch is seen as a mid major guy and could really contribute to a program like a Hofstra, George Mason type school.
Before any of that gets done, he’ll have to help the Raiders take home a CHSAA title and Federation title.
Strengths:
You can’t give him a foot of space, because you give him an inch of room and he’ll kill you with his jumper. He just doesn’t miss. While some players would be better shooters from straight ahead or the elbow, Fouch can shoot it from anywhere and be comfortable.
Weaknesses:
At 6-feet-1, it’s hard to tag him with a position. His height would say he’s a point guard, but his ball handling skills aren’t where you’d expect it to be. He also seems to focus on getting his shot off which can sometimes hamper his passing ability in getting other teammates the ball.